Friday, 10 January 2014

Fabricated report just one of many that need to be debunked
as concern about Fukushima radiation is turning into borderline
hysteria

Photoshopped image showing what is said to be 160-foot “radioactive squid” is via Lightly Braised Turnip

Some people logged onto their computers Thursday morning and
discovered an amazing story circulating on social media. Showcased was
an image of a monstrous giant squid that had washed ashore on a Southern
California beach (top photo).
The story, published by the Lightly Braised Turnip
website, blamed leaking radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant in
Japan for growing oversized sea creatures. Remarkably, some people
believed the story, which quoted experts who don’t really exist.
As of early Thursday afternoon the story, from a website that
produces more than its share of parody, had been Facebook “liked” more
than 97,000 times.
Reads one of many comments: “The ‘gift’ that keeps on giving: Fukushima.”